Marriott Will Add Netflix to Hundreds of Hotels

Marriott, which has recently rolled out traveler-friendly tech innovations like a useful mobile app and in-lobby wireless chargers, has outdone itself today, with the announcement that Netflix will soon be available in "nearly all of its more than 300 properties" in the United States. Guests will be able to log in to their personal accounts on hotel-room televisions, giving them access to their favorite shows and watch lists as if at home.

Guests have been able to get Netflix over in-room Wi-Fi for years, of course, but the new partnership will let travelers watch directly through the TV rather than on smaller-screen tablets and phones. Marriott says the service will be available with "an app on the hotel’s internet-connected guest room televisions." Guests will be automatically logged out of their account upon check out, Marriott says.

While only six hotels currently have the service, with six more to come "this summer," more than 100 properties should be Netflix ready by the end of the year. While it's only at Marriott Hotels for now, "the company will expand Netflix to its other brands in the U.S. as well in the future," a statement promises.